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On Memorial Day, remember men like Peter Mariello, of Erdenheim

In honor of Memorial Day next week, all of us need to honor those veterans who put their own lives in jeopardy for all the rest of us. Such a man is Peter L. Mariello, of Erdenheim, who was an Army Supply Sergeant in World War II. According to a niece and nephew, Philip and Gina Iannuzzi, Peter is also “one of the nicest people you will ever meet. He is kind and generous and visits his wife, who resides in a nursing home for health reasons, every day.”

Peter wrote a poem in honor of his fellow soldiers that we would like to share with readers on behalf of those who sacrificed so much — those to whom we owe a debt so great that it can never be fully repaid: